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Terms starting with “S

610 election security terms starting with S, with direct links to full definitions and source-backed context.

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Special District Election

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An election for officers of specific types of political subdivisions, such as cemetery districts and hospital districts. Wyo. Stat. §22-29-101.

Voting Systems1 source

Special Election

Primary, general, municipal, proposition, run-off, or recall election that is not held on a date and time regularly scheduled through statute. A special election may be combined wi...

Election Administration3 sources

Special Election Review

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An "ELECTION conducted in a county or counties whenever the unofficial returns of a REVIEW primary or election indicate that a mandatory recount is likely in a race for the state l...

Voting Systems1 source

Special Federal Ballot

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A ballot for a N.Y. Election Laws (consol.) §11-212. See also SPECIAL FEDERAL VOTER. BALLOT. SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL

Voting Systems1 source

Special Federal Voter

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A citizen of the U.S. who resides outside the U.S. and who is eligible to vote in elections for in a state even though not domiciled in that state. N.Y. Election Laws FEDERAL OFFIC...

Voting Systems1 source

Special General Election

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An election "held only (a) whenever any vacancy occurs in the offices of United States senator, United States representative, state senator, or state representative because of fail...

Voting Systems1 source

Special Interest Group

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A group of people who have particular requests and who try to influence political decisions involving them.

Election Administration1 source

Special Legislative Election

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An "election called by the general assembly." Col. Stat. §1-1-104(47).

Voting Systems1 source

Special Paper Ballot

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A "printed ballot designed to be marked by a voter with a DEVICE." Iowa VOTE MARKING Code §52.1(2)(f).

Voting Systems1 source

Special Presidential Ballot

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A ballot for a N.Y. Election Laws (consol.) §11-104. See also SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL VOTER. BALLOT. SPECIAL FEDERAL

Voting Systems1 source

Special Presidential Voter

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"Any person who shall change his residence from this state to another state or from one county or city of this state to another such county or city, after the thirtieth day next pr...

Voting Systems1 source

Special Primary

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A "primary that arises from some exigency or special need outside the usual routine." Georgia Code Ann. §21-2-2(34). An election held to choose the nominees for vacant public offic...

Voting Systems1 source

Special Primary Election

Verified

PRIMARY. SPECIAL

Voting Systems1 source

Special Purpose District

Verified

Any "local governmental unit other than a county or municipality." Wisc. St. §5.02(20g).

Voting Systems1 source

Special Referendum

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Any held at a special election which is not held concurrently with the another REFERENDUM election. Wisc. St. §5.02(20r).

Voting Systems1 source

Special Village Election

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Any "election of village officers, other than, the ELECTION." N.Y. Election GENERAL VILLAGE Laws (consol.) §15-102(2).

Voting Systems1 source

Special Write In Absentee Ballot

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A provided by about half of the states to citizens who will be unable to obtain or BALLOT complete a regular in time for an election. The special write-in absentee ABSENTEE BALLOT...

Voting Systems1 source

Specialized Computer

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"Automatic tabulating equipment constructed primarily for the purpose of tabulating ballots and printing results." 31 Ky. Admin. Regs. §2:010(1)(21). Similarly in Mich. Rules §168....

Voting Systems1 source

Specially Qualified Voter

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A "person (a) who is otherwise eligible to register as a voter; and (b) (1) whose present domicile is outside the United States and whose last domicile in the United States was Mas...

Voting Systems1 source

Specification

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An assessment object that includes document-based artifacts (e.g., policies, procedures, plans, system security requirements, functional specifications, and architectural designs)...

Cybersecurity1 source

Specification, Technical

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Document that prescribes technical requirements to be fulfilled by a product, process or service.

Standards1 source

Specimen Ballot

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A "facsimile of a ballot used by a local board to provide notice to registered voters of the contents of the ballot." Md. Elec. Code §1-101(pp). Also DIAGRAM.

Voting Systems1 source

Spidering

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the process where hackers familiarize themselves with their targets in order to obtain credentials based on their activity

Cybersecurity1 source

Spillage

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1. Security incident that results in the transfer of classified or CUI information onto an information system not accredited (i.e., authorized) for the appropriate security level....

Cybersecurity2 sources
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